Tyler Ferguson is one step closer to the big league after hitting
a home run and representing New Zealand.
The 15-year-old was selected by the International Softball
Academy for the New Zealand under 15 softball team recently.
“I was so excited and over the moon. I couldn’t believe it when
my mum told me that I was actually going overseas to play
softball. It took a long time for it to sink in,” Tyler says.
Continued on page 2.
Tyler Ferguson is a massive Boston Red Sox and LA Dodgers
fan but hopes to continue and be like his Black Sox hero Brad
Rona. PHOTO: DAN WHITFIELD

Ferguson represent NZ and
shines on the diamond
Blaze Tournament .
Although day one of the tournament was cancelled due to
the weather, Tyler got game
time against New South Wales
on day two.
“We lost to them but the experience was amazing and I hope
to do this again,” he says.
Tyler originally played for
Wainuiomata but had to find
another club to play for when

Continued from page 1.
Tyler has been playing softball
for around 10 years and was
stoked with the opportunity to
represent his country for the
first time.
“It was such an honor to be
selected,” he says.
Tyler was in Australia for
nine days, playing and training
against local teams in preparation for the the two-day Blue

there weren’t enough players to
field a team.
He is now involved with his
St Bernard’s College side and is
also a key member of the Hutt
Valley Marist under 18 and P2
men’s Hutt Valley Marist teams.
“I would love to play overseas
again and maybe one day play
for the Black Sox. It was such
an amazing experience.”
Tyler is massive a Boston Red

Sox and LA Dodgers fan, but
looks up to former Black Sox
player Brad Rona.
He is also thankful that his
parents got him into the sport.
Following his international
debut, Tyler says everything
revolves around trainings or
games.
His next game is for the under
18 team later today (Wednesday).

Council living wage celebrated in the
Hutt Valley
By Dan Whitfield
Pera Tutahi speaking Living Wage
Hutt Valley at the
event recently.
PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Hutt City Council and Living
Wage Hutt Valley have celebrated the massive milestone
of all council staff shifting to
a minimum wage of $20.55
per hour.
The living wage was adopted
on July 1, meaning local librarians, lifeguards and many
others employed by council will
all be paid the equally.
At this stage, the wage will
only be for those directly employed by council, but the plan
is to hopefully include contractors moving forward.
Lower Hutt Mayor Ray Wallace says he was honoured to
attend the event along with
other Hutt City Councillors.
The event was organised to
acknowledge Hutt City Council becoming one of the first
councils to pay a living wage
to all its staff.
Council had thought long
and hard before making the
decision, given the financial
implications.
“In the end we knew it was the
right thing to do. This council
has a focus on giving help
where it is most needed, and

that should include making
life a little easier for the lowest
paid members of our team,”
Ray says.
“It’s about doing the right
thing and recognising the hardworking staff who are on the
frontlines,” he says.
The living wage rate is calculated to be $20.55 per hour,
$4.05 more than the minimum

wage set by the Government.
Ray explains that a survey
showed ratepayers supported
council paying its staff the
living wage, making it easier
for councillors to support the
decision.
More than 200 of the council
staff will be included in the living wage, costing an additional
one off increase of $450,000

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over two years of which the
budget already accounts for.
“The members of Living
Wage Hutt Valley are decent
hard working people who have
lobbied honourably to achieve
this. The speakers [at the recent
Hutt Valley event] all spoke
from the heart and I was humbled by what they had to say,”
Ray says.

Urban wetland in Wainuiomata reveals healthy fish life
Greater Wellington Regional
Council has put the spotlight
on Wainuiomata in pursuit
of the fish and invertebrates
that inhabit the waters of its
wetland – some of which have
been swimming around in their
urban habitat for decades.
The Council’s environmental science team has been
trapping and spotlighting fish
to see what is living in the

wetlands and so far the results
for Wainuiomata have been encouraging, with finds including
large eels that may be up to 80
years old.
Wainuiomata’s wetland is
located by the catchment where
some of Wellington city’s
water comes from.
“It’s a fairly pristine environment – the wetland itself is
above an old dam, which acts

as a barrier to fish but there’s
still a lot of eels living at the
top. Below the dam we found
quite a few dwarf galaxiids; a
small native fish,” says environmental monitoring officer
Ashley Mitchell.
Less than three per cent of the
Wellington region’s original
wetlands remain however, they
are an important resource –
and keeping them healthy is

critical.
The Council has been running a wetland health monitoring programme for the past
three years, monitoring 30
wetlands per year.
In Greater Wellington’s proposed Natural Resources Plan,
which will be finalised in 2019,
there are specific provisions for
the protection and management
of all wetlands in the region.

Wainuiomata students
connect with peers in China

Free transport on
Christmas Day
Bus and train passengers will be able to
travel free on Christmas Day across the
Wellington region.
Greater Wellington Regional Council’s
sustainable transport committee last
week approved the proposal from chief
executive Greg Campbell for trains
and buses to operate free all day on
December 25.
Sustainable transport committee chairwoman Barbara Donaldson says she was
delighted that the proposal had been
unanimously approved.
“Christmas can be a lonely time for
many and travel can be an extra cost for
families. I hope that free public transport
can help lessen stress for some and
provide for closer community connection
across our region,” she says.

Working bee at Baring
Head

By Dan Whitfield

A new Skype programme
connecting Wainuiomata to
China was launched last week.
Taizhou is Hutt City Council’s sister city. It is a city
located at the middle of the
East China Sea coast of the
Zhejiang province and is is
located 300 kilometres south
of Shanghai.
Hutt international relations
manager and mayoress Linda Goss-Wallace officially
launched the programme at
Konini Primary School last
week, giving students from
both schools the chance to
interact.
“The opportunity for our
students to enrich their lives
by connecting with those in
our Sister City of Taizhou, will
help them learn about another
culture and lifestyle that is
so different from their own,”
Linda says.
“Increasing education for international understanding and
fostering global citizenship between our cities will strengthen
the sister city relationship and
open up opportunities for more
educational exchange and
interaction between our cities
in the future,” she says.

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A working bee at Baring Head has been
organised later this month.
Although it hasn’t been decided what
will need doing, volunteers will help on
November 18 around the river valley or
on the beach.
The property includes the lower reaches
and mouth of the Wainuiomata River, and
much of the coastal escarpment around
Baring Head/Ōrua-pouanui.

Preseason starts
Preseason training has begun for
Wainuiomata Rugby Club.
The club announced that “2019 starts
now” in a Facebook post on Monday,
November 5.
Players will be training every Monday
until Christmas, with new players welcome.
Trainings are at 6.30pm

Konini Primary School students checking out a new programme that connects Wainuiomata and
Taizhou, China via Skype. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Hutt City Council works with
the Hutt Sister City Foundation,
the Hutt Minoh House Friendship Trust and international
partners to develop education,
cultural exchange, business
development, sport and tourism opportunities through a
number of relationships.

Cities the council have relationships with are: Minoh City,
Japan; Taizhou City, China;
Tempe City, Arizona, USA;
and Xi’an City, China.
The launch was also recognition of the 10th anniversary
of the Sister City relationship..
Lower Hutt Mayor Ray Wal-

WaiPESI Play Day for under 5s!
Wainuiomata Pasifika Education
Success Initiative (WaiPESI) invite
all families and friends and your
children under 5 to join us on

Meet local Early Childhood staff and community
support while your children play and learn

lace says it was fantastic to
open up these opportunities for
the young people by using the
technology available in their
classrooms.
“Interacting with other cultures around the world expands
our minds and is good for
learning,” Ray says.

PM in town once again
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern joined a
number of Lower Hutt business people
for a lunch hosted by the Hutt Valley
Chamber of Commerce & Industry recently.
The prime minister spoke on many
important issues and was very well
received by all.
She also had a tour of the new Lower
Hutt Events Centre.

A missing Wainuiomata dog
has been found after spending
several days in the bush.
Lucas the cavoodle ran off
after being attacked by another dog in Wainuiomata.
His disappearance started a
large search involving several
volunteers.
He was spotted and found
around mid-week.
The five-year-old cavoodle, a
cross between a poodle and a
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel,
was missing since Friday.
Hutt City Councillor Campbell Barry was part of a team
who helped in the search.
“What an incredible six days
and five nights it has been in the
search for Lucas. I suspect he
doesn’t realise how much fuss
he has caused,” Campbell says.
Lucas the cavoodle belonged
to Syd and Margaret Edwards.
“I’ve known Lucas’ owners
Syd and Margaret for a few
years now, and they are just
one of the most loving and
community minded couple’s
we have here in Wainuiomata.
I’m really glad I was able to
join in with everyone else and
help them when I got back,”
Campbell says.
“Getting Lucas home safe and
sound has meant the world to
them, and the rest of the family.

Lucas the cavoodle,
safe and sound at
home.
PHOTO: SUPPLIED

I think its also been a fantastic
boost for people right across
our community. Well done to
everyone who helped out.
“The last few days have been
a good reminder of how many
good people we have out there,
and personally, why I’m so

proud to call Wainuiomata my
home,” he says.
A fundraising effort to try
and pay for a helicopter to join
the search was even launched
on Tuesday last week.
Campbell explained the plan
is with the funds that were

raised would be refunded to
those who gave.
Any funds left over will go
towards vet bills, and costs associated with the search. Then
be donated to local volunteer
or charity groups that assisted
with the search.

A 6.2 earthquake was felt
across Wellington – including
in Wainuiomata – on Tuesday,
October 30.
GeoNet reported the earthquake at 3:13 in the afternoon.
It was centred 20km south of
Taumarunui.
The earthquake was strong
enough to for Parliament pro-

ceedings to be suspended.
A recent survey of Wellington
residents has revealed that of 18
earthquake preparedness actions, nearly 85 per cent hadn’t
done half of them.
The project, carried out by
Victoria University of Wellington PhD students found that the
action undertaken by the largest

proportion of Wellingtonians
was storing water, which 55 per
cent of respondents had done.
Having stored food was the
next highest at 50 per cent,
while only 43 per cent had an
emergency kit, and 37 per cent
had heavy objects stored low.
The survey, funded by Resilience to Nature’s Challenges,

took place in November and
data was collected from over
700 residents in Wellington
City, the Hutt Valley and
Porirua.
The main reason people hadn’t
taken these actions was simply
because they hadn’t thought
about it.

OPEN DAY

Hon. Meka Whaitiri
MP for Ikaroa Rāwhiti

Monday - 8-1pm
Tuesday
- 12-5pm
Our electorate offices will be closed from 12 noon Friday 22
Wednesday
- 8-1pm
December
and re-open on Monday 15 January 2018 at 9am.
Thank
for all the support received in 2017 and I look
Thursday
- you
Closed
forward to serving as your local MP again in 2018.
Friday
- 8-1pm

WAINUIOMATA Pioneer
Church Coast Road

Our electorate offices will be closed from 12 noon Friday 22
December and re-open on Monday 15 January 2018 at 9am.
Thank you for all the support received in 2017 and I look
forward to serving as your local MP again in 2018.
Our electorate offices will be closed from 12 noon Friday 22
Ngā mihi me ngā manaakitanga
December and re-open on Monday 15 January 2018 at 9am.
Kia tau te rangimārie
Thank you for all the support received in 2017 and I look
Hon Meka Whaitiri
forward to serving as your local MP again in 2018.

Members of the community
are warmly invited to come
and view the completely
restored Pioneer Church,
including a brand new
vestry, kitchen and toilet.
Devonshire Tea on sale
Sunday 11 November
1pm till 4pm

Creative juices to flow from community workshops
Organisers of the Wainuiomata
Art Exhibition have scheduled
two community workshops for
Wainuiomata locals to attend to
get those creative juices going.
Art tutor Estelle Cainey will
inspire many later this month with
two free public art workshops
for budding artists 10 years-old
and over.
The workshops will be held in
the Wainuiomata Community
Hub on Thursday, November
22 at 6:30pm and on Saturday,
November 24 at 11am.
Estelle is an artist and workshop
facilitator with an art and creativity diploma from The Learning
Connexion, where she is also
currently working towards her
level six honours.
The purpose of the workshops
is to encourage everyone in the
community to have some creative
fun and to participate in next years

Wainuiomata Art Exhibition.
The exhibition, which launched
earlier this year, will run from
March 9 to 16, 2019.
Estelle’s workshops are experiential, supportive and fun, with
a safe and encouraging environment, and plenty of art materials
to explore each individual’s
creativity, say the organisers.
Participants will also receive an
art supplies package to carry on
with their own art exploration.
If people are interested in participating at either of the workshops, contact Estelle Cainey
on 027 208 3836 or email her
at wholenesswithestelle@yahoo.
co.nz.
Entry forms for the exhibition
are available from the Wainuiomata Community Hub, the MPs’
offices, various local businesses,
and online via the Wainuiomata
Art Exhibition Facebook page.

The Wainuiomata News team would love to wish a massive happy
birthday to the amazing Mayor, Ray Wallace. Last Thursday, Hutt
City Council staff surprised the Wainuiomata man by decorating
his desk for his birthday. In a Facebook post, Ray mentioned that
he was trying to keep his birthday a secret but his office team were
good detectives. Happy birthday Ray!

Progress on large-scale, big-ticket projects of real benefit for the region marked Greater Wellington’s
performance last year, according
to its 2017/18 Annual Report,
which was adopted by the regional
council last week.
“More than $65 million was invested in future proofing critically
important infrastructure and the
region is safer and more resilient as
a result,” says Greater Wellington
chairman and councillor Chris
Laidlaw.
“We’ve made a commitment
to working closely with affected
communities to develop enduring
solutions including in areas such
as flood protection and in water
quality management through the
innovative whaitua committee
process in Wairarapa, Porirua and
(in the year ahead) Wellington
and the Hutt Valley. “I believe

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our report demonstrates a strong
performance by the council, which
should instil confidence among our
many communities for the future
of our region,” he says.
The report also focuses on
the lesser-known work Greater
Wellington does every day, including the key role of the Akura
Nursery in Masterton, which
provides farmers with native plants
and the willows for use in flood
protection and river water quality
management.
It also covers Greater Wellington’s biosecurity and pest
management activities across the
region, both of which are essential
to a flourishing biodiversity.
“Of course, during the last 12
months council and staff were
focused on launching the new
bus network, a programme of
immense scale and complexity, ”

Chris says.
He says it “has been an ambitious
endeavour designed to create a network that will remove congestion,
improve customer service, serve
new markets and remain relevant
and sustainable for many years.”
Chris acknowledged that some
aspects of the rollout have been
confusing and disruptive for the
public, but change was necessary.
“Throughout, however, we’ve
worked closely with communities
to understand and resolve their
concerns, adding additional capacity and fine tuning services where
necessary. We are confident that
their issues will be addressed.”
The roll out the bus network
in Wellington took place in July,
outside the 2017/18 financial year
reporting period and is therefore
not reflected in the annual report
for this year.

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Wednesday November 7, 2018

readers have their say... Find out the WORD on the Street.
Question: Do you think fireworks should be banned?

Faleono Leala,
Wainuiomata
“No I don’t think they
should be banned but
there should be a limit,
and big fireworks be
reserved for displays.”

Cameron Sheard,
Wainuiomata
No. What’s the point;
it would just ruin
everyone’s fun.”

Jasmine Inthavong,
Wainuiomata
“I neither agree or
disagree because there
are points in both. But
it’s also a family bonding
time.”

Dawn McKinley,
Wainuiomata
“Yes! Last year my son
in the UK lost the sight
in one eye after a freak
accident with a firework.
Public displays only.”

Margaret Ta’ala,
Wainuiomata
“No, it is part of our
history and culture and
it is family fun why take
that away.”

Isaac Hayes,
Wainuiomata
“Not banned but have
restrictions. Only have
community displays not
personal use.”

Thousands attend HighLight over Labour Weekend
Lower Hutt’s HighLight was a
glowing success with more than
120,000 people estimated attending over the long weekend.
Creepy crawlies, mythical
creatures, and the power of the
elements occupied Riddiford
Garden over the four-night
event. There were over 70 installations and performances
including Colin the T-Rex, a 40foot dinosaur built from steel;

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communities
trusted

active

Crank Zappa, a large, interactive jellyfish; and MEGAThermal, a large globe containing a
raging storm, aerial circus, and
shadow puppetry.
HighLight Carnival Director
Carla Steed says she was blown
away by this year’s amazing
turn out and the support they’ve
received from the local community.
“This year we had more space

to utilise allowing us to create
themed precincts which have
been very well received. The
quality of the installations
and performances has been
phenomenal and so far we
have received really positive
feedback,” she says.
The carnival partnered with
Te Omanga Hospice to raise
money to help rebuild its earthquake-prone building.

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Chief executive of Te Omanga
Hospice, Biddy Harford, was
overwhelmed with the support
she has seen from HighLight.
“We are so pleased to be
partnered with HighLight and
it has been brilliant for raising
both awareness and muchneeded funds for the rebuild of
our earthquake-prone hospice,”
Biddy says.
“We loved Colin the T-Rex,

the six tonne dinosaur created
by Real Steel and Macaulay
Metals.
It looked fantastic all lit up
and now is being auctioned off
on Trade Me with the proceeds
going to Te Omanga. We are
very grateful,” she says.
Carla says they are already
looking forward to next year’s
event which will build on the
success of this year.

Wainuiomata a revelation
for centenarian
At 100 years young, Ken Longmore
has lived through a lot of change—but
it wasn’t until recently the centenarian
realised how much Wainuiomata had
transformed in the last few decades.
“I’ve lived in and around the area for
much of my life, but somehow I actually
hadn’t been to Wainuiomata in about 50
years!” says Ken, who lives at Enliven’s
Woburn Home in Lower Hutt.
“They [Woburn Home staff] asked me
if I wanted to come out on a van ride with
some of the other residents and mentioned
we’d be going out that way. I said sure, as
it was a good opportunity to see Wainui.
“I was amazed. It’s so much larger now,
there are so many houses!” says Ken.
Providing residents like Ken with opportunities to enjoy new experiences is
a key part of the Enliven’s elder-centred
philosophy, says Woburn Home manager
Ginni Scott.
“It doesn’t matter what your age, it’s
never too late to see and experience new
things.
“Our role here is to support the residents
to live their best life, so if there’s something a resident is keen to try or to do,
and there’s a way we can help to make it
happen, we will.”
Residents at Woburn Home have plentiful opportunities to enjoy variety,
stimulation and companionship through
the home’s tailored activity programme.
Walks, arts and crafts, music, sight-seeing
tours, quizzes, gentle exercise and themed
parties are all a regular part of life at the
home.

Woburn Home resident, Ken Longmore.

Ken, for his part, is keen to head out in
the van again soon.
“I’ve always been a bit of an outdoor
person, so it would be good for me,” he
says.
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Innovative young minds
inspiring future generations
of STEM professionals
A pioneering programme driven by the
Hutt City Council and the local Rotary
clubs is changing the way young women
view careers in Science, Technology,
Engineering and Maths (STEM).
Since launching in 2017, 80 young women
in their senior secondary school years have
taken part in Innovative Young Minds
(IYM) – with more opportunities about
to be made available across New Zealand.
The week-long programme allows participants to experience what it is like to work
in the diverse industries which comprise
STEM and IYM is making a difference.
Ninety-seven per cent of participants
have said they will pursue a career in
these fields.
Hutt City Council’s STEM sector development manager Laura Sessions, who also
leads the IYM programme, has a strategic
focus on increasing the number of hightech businesses and growing employment
opportunities in STEM to power economic
growth.

“Through IYM young women have
first-hand experience of the job opportunities in STEM. They can visualise the
contribution they could make in their
careers particularly in the fields of new
technologies, engineering and high-value
manufacturing,” Laura says.
“[The programme] is making a material
difference to subject and career choice
for young women. We are seeing young
women through their ongoing connection
with IYM choose to focus their studies in
digital technology, science and engineering,” she says.
IYM opens for applications for the 2019
on November 1.
The programme is expanding from 40
places to 80 and being run in two one-week
blocks in the July 2019 school holidays.
Applications are welcome from Lower
Hutt secondary school students and,
for the first time, applications are being
encouraged from secondary schools across
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Kaibosh reaches 10 years of reducing food
poverty and food waste
Wellington’s own food rescue
charity, Kaibosh is celebrating 10
years of rescuing and redistributing food in the Wellington region.
Kaibosh was founded in October 2008 when original donor
Wishbone wanted to donate their
quality surplus food to local charities, but these groups weren’t able
to collect the food after business
hours.
Robyn Langlands, a volunteer at
the Wellington Women’s Refuge,
offered to pick up Wishbone’s surplus food in the evening, passing
it on to the women and children
staying at the safe-house.
Robyn and her husband George
discovered that other Wellington
businesses had a surplus of food
that was needlessly going to waste,
while numerous charities had a
requirement for this food. The
couple went on to found Kaibosh,
New Zealand’s first dedicated food
rescue organisation.

Robyn remembers filling bags to
the brim with food and packing
them into their Toyota Corolla
Hatchback. “We’d take the food
home to keep it overnight. We’d
have it stored on the kitchen
counters and tables – there was
food everywhere,” she says.
After 10 years of growth Kaibosh
now has two bases, Wellington and
the Hutt. They rescue and sort food
from over 40 businesses, with the
help of more than 200 volunteers
and redistribute it to more than 65
community groups.
In the past decade Kaibosh has
rescued more than one million
kilos of quality surplus food,
provided 2.9 million meals worth
of healthy food to people in need,
and reduced carbon emissions by
795,512kg.
Robyn believes Kaibosh has been
successful because it’s a solution to
two problems - food poverty and
food waste.

“When we started there was a
focus in society on food waste and
Kaibosh tapped into what people
were concerned about. Early on
we had a lot of support and that
just grew as more people found
out about our work,” Robyn says.
Kaibosh general manager Matt
Dagger says the past 10 years
have been incredible for Kaibosh
with the many positive social and
environmental outcomes they have
been able to achieve.
“We have been carried along by
the generosity of our community
and the many businesses and
individuals who have supported
Kaibosh. We’re confident we’ve
made a tangible difference in the
lives of many less fortunate people,
whilst keeping quality surplus
food out of landfill,” Matt says.
Kaibosh relies on the generosity
of the community to rescue and
redistribute food to vulnerable
people in Greater Wellington.

It’s that time of year for Wellingtonians to show how generous
they are in the face of increasing
hardship.
The Wellington City Council
have joined forces with local radio
station The Breeze and the New
Zealand Symphony Orchestra
in launching this year’s Walk of
Fame as part of the Wellington City
Mission’s Christmas Star Appeal.
Mayor Justin Lester and NZSO
marketing manager Craig Child
laid the first stars on the waterfront
last week.
Kath Beir, co-host of The Breeze’s
Steve, Kath breakfast show, also
planted a star on the waterfront.
She was joined by Eastern Ward
councillor Swampy Marsh, himself
a former breakfast show host on
The Breeze, which has promoted

the Mission’s Pack The Bus campaign for more than 25 years.
Wellington City Missioner Murray Edridge says the issue of poverty in the lead-up to Christmas is
as important as ever.
“It’s supposed to be a time of joy
and celebration but for those who
struggle to have anything it can be
a time of anxiety, uncertainty and
loneliness,” Murray says.
The Christmas Star Appeal is
about changing that by getting
the public to “be someone’s star”
by sponsoring a Hollywood-style
star to be displayed on Wellington’s waterfront for the month of
December.
Stars range in price, starting
at $100 for an Individual/Group
Star, with $250 and $500 options
for businesses. There is also the
limited option of a $5000 Gold
Star for those businesses that can

afford to be particularly charitable.
“Last year we had 270 stars. We
are hoping this time for at least
300 stars but if we could go all the
way to Evans Bay that would be
fantastic,” Murray says.
Last year’s Star Appeal saw
approximately 3000 people receive
Christmas food parcels and 1700
children provided with new gifts.
The Mission also distributed donations to 38 other social service
agencies across the region.
Craig says the NZSO got involved
with the launch this year as it was
planning to hold three Christmas
concerts in December whereby
patrons can donate food to the
charity.
“We will be putting out a donation
box on the night and setting up
tables for the City Mission.”
People can pre-order their stars at
ChristmasStar.co.nz.

Recently I have been struggling with
getting a full night’s sleep. So, after
doing some research, I discovered
these half-dozen key habits that
have helped me, and suggest you try
them too:
1. Stick to a sleeping schedule
Set aside between seven and eight
hours each night for sleeping, with
regular start and finish times, even
at weekends. If you don’t fall asleep
within 20 minutes, then get up and
do something relaxing.
2. Be careful what you eat and drink
Avoid eating large meals within a
couple of hours of bedtime. Also, be
cautious with nicotine, caffeine, and
alcohol.
3. Create a restful environment
Exposure to light can make it harder
to fall asleep. Avoid prolonged use
of light-emitting screens just before
bedtime. Then make your bedroom
as quiet and dark as possible to help
you drift off.
4. Limit daytime naps
If you choose to nap, limit yourself
to a maximum of 30 minutes, and

avoid doing so late in the day.
5. Include physical activity in your
daily routine
Regular physical activity can help
to promote better sleep. But avoid
being active too close to bedtime.
Getting fresh air every day may be
helpful, too.
6. Manage worries
Try to resolve worries or concerns
before bedtime. Jot down what’s
on your mind, and then set it aside
for tomorrow. Stress management
practices can also be of assistance.
Start with the basics such as getting
organised, setting priorities, and
delegating tasks.
Nearly everyone has the occasional
sleepless night. But if it becomes
a habit that’s hard to break, it
might be time to consider seeking
professional help or medication.
Source: https://www.mayoclinic.org/

Wainui Self Storage, Waiu St, 0274805150.
The Free Shop model focuses on giving people the shopping experience without the
by Tony Watling 11th. Nov. 2015
cost. A pop-up shop will be operatingComposed
in Wainuiomata
at 2 Stanley Street from 10am
to 4pm on Saturday, November 17. PHOTO: DAN WHITFIELD

POOLS OF
SATISFACTION
Vinnies pop-up
free
shops

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becue was
heldwere
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for World Day of the Poor, groups around
by
Peoples
Coffee.
Blends in well did cause no fuss.
Wellington are are setting up events throughWith St Vincent de Paul Wellington, Kapi
With hydro slide will cause a splash.
out November 12 and 19.
Mana and Hutt Valley coming together, the
And toorganisation
it many people
The wider Wellington network of St Vinaims dash.
to reach many more people
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native
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from 10am to
people the shopping experience without the 4pm on Saturday, November 17.
cost. It’s about giving people the choice to
St Vincent de Paul’s Hutt Valley and
choose what they want for themselves and Wairarapa council
Public president
Notice Charles Bell
their family.
says Wainuiomata was chosen as one of the
St Vincent de Paul OF
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opportunity to invest in our communities and Wainuiomata
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the people within them.
take advantage of it. We will also have
AGM
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Britannia Street which I
51.
J.K.
children’s clothing, as well as shoes and toys, encourage the Wainuiomata residents to visit.
Rowling
and will come from our Vinnies Op Shops, There will be more
items available there as
7.00pm
chose
the donations and the generosity of venueMonday
community
is bigger,”30th
Charles
says.
November
Kiwi Community Assistance.
“The Wellington
area
ran
one in August
unusual
At the Clubrooms
Last August, Vinnies Wellington held the in Newtown and there were over 700 people
name
first Pop-Up Free Shop in Newtown, attract- attended. A lot of people in need require
‘Hermione’
Corner
of Main
Roadon a regular
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700 people through its doors.
assistance
from the
St Vincent
so
and
Moohan
Streets,
Wainuiomata
Alongside the shop, a free community bar- basis,” he says.
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wouldn’t
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Strike causes little disruption,
mediation to happen
Situation Vacant

Bus drivers at Tranzit’s Wellington one we asked the regional council to make
operations returned to work on October a bottom line in their tendering process
30 ahead of mediation the next day.
right at the start. They didn’t listen.
Wellington Tramways Union secretary
“If we can’t settle this we may be forced
Kevin O’Sullivan says the strike, which to take more industrial action; we don’t
resulted in around half of Tranzit’s Tran- want to create difficulties for Wellington
surban drivers withdrawing their labour, commuters, but the huge public support
should never have happened.
we’ve had shows they know what’s hap“Right from the start of this process, pening here and they’re on our side,” he
before the new contractor was appointed, says.
we’ve been telling the regional council to
During the course of the strike action
protect drivers’ terms and conditions. We around 120 services in the Wellington
Deliverers Required in
have been warning of industrial action for region were cancelled.
months,”
says.
was- able
to continue runAreaKevin
1: Momona,
Mohaka,Tranzurban
Kawatiri
Kaponga.
“We have a straightforward claim for ning about 98 per cent of all services as
people who work at Tranzit’s Tranzurban scheduled each day, and there was no
operations to have the same terms and impact at all on school services.
conditions as those working at NZ Bus’
While pleased that there was little disWellington operations. Same job, same ruption, Metlink regrets the uncertainty
accounts@wsn.co.nz
council, same deal is a fair claim and it’s caused to bus users by the strike.

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Too many bikes... Players, volunteers,
coaches recognised
that’s a nice
problem to have
By Andy McGechan

It is going to be another scorching summer of motorcycling this year and it all
starts to heat up in just a few weeks’ time.
Suzuki Series road-race competition
organiser Allan Willacy says he has been
absolutely swamped with entries and he
will again have trouble fitting them all in.
He believes the 2018 edition of the series,
set to kick off at Taupo’s Bruce McLaren
Motorsport Park on December 9, could be
the biggest yet.
The popular three-round series – with
Manfeild following as host venue a week
after the Taupo round and the action
wrapping up on the public streets of
Whanganui on Boxing Day – is New
Zealand’s richest motorcycle competition.
It has again attracted a huge overseas
contingent, with top riders arriving from
the United Kingdom, The Netherlands,
Germany and Australia.
“This year’s entry list is building to be
the largest we’ve had in the 10 years since
the inaugural Suzuki Series in 2008. The
popularity is global, particularly for the
Cemetery Circuit final round on Boxing
Day,” Allan says.

“It has been truly incredible. We have all
the usual suspects entered in the Formula
One [superbike] class and we welcome the
return this year also of likeable Liechtenstein rider Horst Saiger,” he says.
Suzuki rider Scott Moir broke through to
finally claim the Suzuki Series F1 crown
last year, but this year it’s again anybody’s
guess as to who will dominate the series
or, perhaps even more importantly, who
will win the Boxing Day finale and its
signature Robert Holden feature race.
The Suzuki Series F1 winner in 2016,
Whakatane’s Tony Rees, will have his
two equally-talented sons, Mitch and
Damon, riding “shotgun” with him this
season and these three Honda men will
almost certainly also rate among the series
frontrunners.
Another top Kiwi, Wainuiomata man
Shane Richardson, won the Formula Two
(600cc) class last year and he will return
from a successful racing stint in the United
States to compete here again in 2018.
“The series’ growing popularity has
created a bit of a headache for me again
this year in terms of overflowing entries.
But I suppose it’s a nice problem to have,”
Allan says.

ABOVE: Taupo’s Scott
Moir on his way to winning the Suzuki Series
last season. PHOTO:
Andy McGechan,
BikesportNZ.com

Bree Henderson, Johnny Skinnon, David Tuari, and Michelle MacGregor were
winners on the night. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

This year has been a very tough year
for the Wainuiomata Rugby League
Club, with high hopes resting on its
teams to continue the great work of
the previous year.
In 2017, the premier team secured
its highest qualifier in the newly
introduced top six competition and a
place in the Wellington grand final.
This year, they finished in the top two,
reaching the grand final once again
however, coming up short against
Whiti Te Ra.
The premier reserve side managed to
win their competition.
In addition to this, the club were also
blessed by Fulton Hogan who came
on as its major sponsor for the next
three years.
At this year’s junior prizegiving,
Natasha Tahiwi was named junior
manager of the year, Kazz Taingahue
was named junior coach of the year,
while Hunny Taingahue, Toby Mac-

kenzie, Paige Tauaneai and TJ Tanoa’i
were recognised as most valuable
players.
In terms of the senior prizegiving the
club’s top points scorer and club rookie
was Bree Henderson.
The club most valuable player was
Johnny Skinnon; David Tuari was
named senior coach of the year and
Michelle MacGregor was named
senior manager of the year.
The year was not all positive, with a
break in which resulted in unnecessary
vandalism of club infrastructure and
assets, followed by some serious maintenance issues. But the real blow came
with the sudden passing of club junior
convenor and manager Liz Tanoa’i and
committee life member Oxx Weepu.
Although things were at breaking
point, this did not stop players, coaches
and volunteers committing themselves
to working hard work and putting in
the effort in the 2018 season.

Sports talk

with Jacob Page

RIGHT: Wainuiomata’s
Shane Richardson is also in
for another year of racing in
the Suzuki Series road-race
competition. PHOTO: Andy
McGechan, BikesportNZ.com

Further investment in
Remutaka Cycle Trail
Chris Bishop has welcomed an announcement of a further $56,000 of Government
funding for the Remutaka Cycle Trail.
The MP for Hutt South says this new
funding will be used for the construction of
an off-road track alongside Lake Wairarapa,
taking riders off the Western Lake Road.
The funding comes from the Government’s Maintaining the Quality of Great
Rides Fund which was established in
February 2014.
“The New Zealand Cycle Trail has been a
great success story for both the Hutt Valley
and for New Zealand,” Chris says.
A report by the Ministry of Business, Inno-

vation and Employment (MBIE) estimates
that just under 100,000 visit the Remutaka
Cycle Trail, generating approximately $3.3
million to the economy.
“[The] announcement comes in addition
to the $334,000 that was announced in
February to build a bridge at Siberia Stream,
install toilet facilities and to upgrade sections of track.
“It is great to see the government continuing to invest in the Ng Haerenga, the New
Zealand Cycle Trail and I look forward to
further investment in the future,” he says.
The New Zealand Cycle Trail was established by the previous Government.

Jordie sure to be there
despite form
Jordie Barrett may be testing the All
Black selectors’ faith in him.
The enigmatic fullback, who has
been out of favour for the latter part
of the home season after a poor performance in the loss to South Africa,
was equally inept against Japan on
Saturday and the almighty court of
public opinion wants him out.
His replacement, the on debut George
Bridge, had a blinder, continuing his
strong domestic form.
For much of the past decline, public
consensus has suggested it has become
harder to play your way out of the All
Blacks than it has been to play your
way in.
The usual scape-goats for this theory
have been Sonny Bill Williams and
Isaea Toeava.

Barrett is still the second best fullback behind Ben Smith but what has
made his stocks somewhat valuable is
that he is a second kicking option for
his up-and-down brother, Beauden,
whose boot off the tee has run hot and
cold particularly in 2018.
With the All Blacks going for three
consecutive World Cup crowns in less
than 12 months, tough selections will
have to be made.
Dropping Jordie seems the best option on paper but gut instinct suggests
the men in black have built an envied
culture of winning because they deal
with the devils they know and not the
latest flavour of the month.
Form is temporary and staying in
the All Blacks’ class can feel like a
permanent outcome at times.

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Wednesday November 7, 2018

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